Ingredient

Dragon fruit / Pitaya / Selenicereus

Common Name
Pitaya / pink dragon fruit
Description

A pitaya or pitahaya is the fruit of several different cactus species indigenous to the Americas.

Pitaya usually refers to fruit of the genus Stenocereus, while pitahaya or dragon fruit refers to fruit of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus), both in the family Cactaceae. Dragon fruit is cultivated in Southeast Asia, India, United States, the Caribbean, Australia, Mesoamerica and throughout tropical and subtropical world regions.

(Source: Wikipaedia)

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